Tag: Power
Blind Guardian – Beyond the Red Mirror Review
Sometimes, a review represents a battle between the writer and the band/album. Other times, it is between a writer and himself. At other times still, it becomes a three-way dance. The latter only works in …
Judicator – At The Expense Of Humanity Review
JUDICATOR AND THE DURABILITY OF HEAVY METAL Anyone who has ever read a statement from a media outlet making a claim of [BAND X] “saving heavy metal” hopefully knows to 1) immediately disregard everything the …
Alpha Tiger – iDentity Review
Hulk Hogan tells a story wherein he gets a voicemail from his agent saying that he has two products up for endorsement – a grill and a mixer – and to call him back quickly …
Whyzdom – Symphony For A Hopeless God Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Paris, France’s Whyzdom is the kind of project that would happen if six strangers answered one of those “MUST HAVE PRO GEAR” ads that are always littering the bulletin board …
Satan’s Host – Pre-Dating God Parts 1 & 2 Review
Satan’s Host has existed in some form or another, off and on for thirty years now. Their first record featured Jag Panzer vocalist Harry “the Tyrant” Conklin, who departed two years after to join Titan …
Viathyn – Cynosure Review
One of the key reasons a number of us writers remain in a game that’s bloated to obesity with enough metal blogs to choke nearly every horse currently galloping this green Earth is because every …
Riot – Unleash The Fire Review
In January of 2012, the metal world lost a giant when Riot guitarist and mainstay Mark Reale passed away after a long struggle with Crohn’s disease. Reale had been Riot’s sole consistent member through the …
Sanctuary – The Year The Sun Died Review
I’ve been looking forward to a new Sanctuary album for a long time. It’s been twenty-five years since the last one, since 1989’s Into The Mirror Black. Mirror and its predecessor, the Dave Mustaine-produced Refuge …